Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
NED LOTTO LOTTERY (2005)
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From: WILLIAMS PRONK williams_pronk@msn.com
Date: Oct 8, 2005 9:43 AM
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
NED LOTTO LOTTERY
An Post National Lottery Company.
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of The National Lottery
Email Program has been released. Your Email address attached to ticket
number 5-4-3-2-1-0 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers
03 04 08 12 27 36 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros)in cash credite to file
EAASL/941OYI/02/STXN. This is from a total cash prize of 50 Million
Euro shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this
category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names and email addresses from all continent of the world
as part of our international promotions program which we conduct twice
every year
To begin your claim please contact your claims barrister:
ADAMS BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS
Mr.Peterside Anderson,
Netherlands.
Phone: +31-620-486-777
Email: peterside_anderson@yahoo.co.uk
Your claims barrister will assist you in the processing for the
remittance of your prize funds pending on your choice of payment.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One month.
After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as
unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please endeavor to quote your Reference (TNL/776/05/EGS) and Batch
numbers (02/01/0078) in every correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform
your claims barrister as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks
for being part of our promotions program.
Yours faithfully,
WILLIAMS PRONK
Online coordinator for NED-LOTTO LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
